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There are some signs that the gold-rush days may be over. Inflation is running at an annual rate of 15%; labor shortages and urban congestion have become major problems. Although the government has begun a stabilization program to redress imbalances and control inflation, an economic downswing could spell trouble for Park, who until now has deflected political dissent by producing prosperity...
...constitution is largely unwritten; there is no bill of rights set above the power of Parliament. That makes it more difficult to persuade a British court that the government has trespassed on individual rights. And it helps explain why so many Britons turn to Strasbourg for redress...
Lathière hopes the Airbus will redress an imbalance that has long irritated Europeans. Says he: "Europe buys 25% of the world's planes, but as manufacturers we get only 2% of the business. The U.S. plane industry will not suffer if its share of the world sales declines somewhat to 75%." Despite the burst of business for Airbus, Boeing has received 229 orders and options for the 767 and the 757. Moreover, before it made its Airbus buy, Lufthansa placed a $1.2 billion order for 32 Boeing 737s and 24 options, the largest plane deal ever made...
...more into six-month money market certificates can collect interest at roughly 9.5%, while small savers are limited by law to earning only 5% from commercial banks and 5.25% from savings institutions on their passbook accounts. Last week federal banking authorities proposed new measures to redress this imbalance and encourage saving...
Holcombe's courageous stand--at a time when he could not count on any union support--encouraged other workers to speak out against similar discrimination, and helped to publicize their rights as union members. Holcombe also served as the union chief shop steward and fought successfully to redress some of these injustices in union contracts. As Alan Balsam, former shop steward, said, "His contributions to workers will be felt for a long, long time...